The 12th annual FFA Beast Feast & Auction is scheduled for Saturday, March 21st at the Florida FFA Leadership Training Center. We are expecting to have 400-500 guests in attendance. It takes a lot of work and volunteers to make it a successful event and FFA Foundation planners seek help from those willing and able to get involved. The one …
Alabama Sees Rise in Cattle Prices and Receipts in 2014
We all know how good cattle prices have been, but the number of cattle which ran through the livestock auctions in Alabama last year was also up a bit. David Garcia, OIC for the Market News Service, has the numbers. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement …
Environmental Stewardship Award Entries Due Friday
Here is a reminder that for the 25th year the Environmental Stewardship Award Program nomination season is open for the 2015 award, but not for much longer, as the deadline for entries is this Friday, March 6. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher …
Short-Term Help Coming for Citrus Producers Plagued by Greening
USDA wants to put more money into the battle against citrus greening … money to find some quick ways to help growers. Gary Crawford has the story. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers …
AWC Opposes Mandatory E-Verify Legislation
The Agriculture Workforce Coalition, comprised of more than 70 agricultural organizations, strongly opposes the Legal Workforce Act currently being considered in the House Judiciary Committee. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application …
Lower Cotton Acreage Expected This Year
According to the National Cotton Council’s annual planting intentions survey, cotton producers intend to plant 9.4 million acres of cotton this spring, down 14.6 percent from last year. Dr. Gary Adams, President and CEO of the Council, looks at what they expect will replace those acres. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up …
Milk, Home Made
Everett Griner talks about lab produced milk is on the way in today’s Agri View. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides or Beneficials through SharpShooter™June 16, 2026
U.S. Sugar Land Buy a Tough Sell Among Lawmakers
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA ©2015 The News Service of Florida. All rights reserved. Posting or forwarding this material without permission is prohibited. You can view the Terms of Use on our website. THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, March 3, 2015……….A Senate-commissioned study could give hope to people who want the state to use a large chunk of voter-approved …
Forest Forces
Two USDA agencies and their partners are working on projects nationwide to improve forests on public and private lands. Cathy Isom has more. Download Audio Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsJuly 1, 2026FL Cattle Enhancement Board Wraps up Funding YearJune 30, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Awarded Researcher Discusses New World Screwworm OverviewJune 19, 2026Verdant Robotics Offers Growers Targeted Application of Herbicides …
Tyson Foods Donates Truckload of Chicken to Food Bank
From the Animal Agriculture Alliance: ATHENS, Ga. – March 2, 2015 – Today, Tyson Foods, Inc., in conjunction with the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s College Aggies Online scholarship competition (CAO) and the University of Georgia Dairy Science Club, donated a load of protein to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, located in Athens, Georgia. The 30,400 pound load of chicken, which …